Operation of U.S. Army Combat Teams during the Korean War

Location:
Korea Date:1951Duration:4 min 45 secSound:Yes

Narrated feature on U.S. Army activities during the war in Korea. Focus on the United States Eigth Army. Newspaper cutting in background stating the involvement of UN Forces and U.S. Combat Team in war. 8th Army soldiers hold rifles and move forward. Narrator describes operation of the Army Combat Team starting with the Infantry, and supported by tanks, artillery, and aircraft. Rapid sequence of images of various weaponry in action including flame throwers, M1 Garand rifle, Browning Automatic rifle, mortars, machine guns, bazookas, recoilless rifles. Various heavy artillery and tanks are also shown. Close up view of Soviet Russian soldiers marching in Red Square, Moscow, during a parade. U.S. Army soldiers are shown in battle in Korea, including in cold conditions on snow covered ground.